Display plaque and method of making



March 8 1927.

w. VAN DIEST DISPLAY PLAQUE AND METHOD OF MAKING Filed June 4, 1926 lnvenfor v 7&72 Dzest,

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Attorney Patented Mar. 8, 1927.

. ntur .s'r 'r'Es' WILLIAM VAN mnsr, or MINNEAPOLIS, nmnnsotrn.

DISPLAY PLAQUE AND Mnrnon on Application filed June 4, 1926. Serial No. 113,728.

This invention relates to a display plaque and method of making the same which is more particularly adapted for use in connection as an advertising display standard in various kinds of stores, and the show windows thereof.

An object of the invention resides in pro viding an improved novel method of making a display plaque which consists in utilizing a suitably shaped wood or composition board structure as a base and applying first a coating of a suitable plastic composition to the surface of the board around a frame positioned' in the center of the board and forming a card receiving space, subsequently stippling the surface of the plasticcoating and permitting it to partiallyharden and dry and then applying a second coating of the same plastic material to form suitable characters and embossed designs on the surface of the first coat of plastic material, and then applying suitable coloring and finishing coats to the superposed plastic coating to form a finished plaque.

A further object of the invention is to provide a display plaque including a base memher having a suitable supporting frame se-- cured to one face thereof which 1s secured 1n assembled relation by the application of a plastic coating to the frame and the base sur-- rounding said frame, the plastic coating having suitable indicia and designs embossed thereon and the surface suitably treated to provide an artistic article of manufacture.

The invention comprehends numerous other objects residing in the method of using a particular plastic composition for carrying out this invention and providing the the display plaque as more particularly set forth in following detailed description and in the claims directed to the preferred method and structure, it being understood however, that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement of these parts and the manner of applying the plastic composi tion, may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as herein set forth.

In the drawing, forming part of this application:

Figure 1 is a front elevational'view of the completed display plaque constructed in ac cordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section there through, v t Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the first step in making this plaque by applying the plasticcoating'to the board.

Fig. 4 shows the second step of the method of making the plaque consisting in stippling the surface of the plastic coating.

A suitable board or the like indicated at 1 which is preferably of wood or some form.

ished plaque such as shown in Fig. 1, follow ing which a frame member 2 of angular formation as shown at Sin Fig. 2 on the side indicated by the numeral 4 is applied by glue, nails, or the like, and provides a slot 5 at the normally upper end for a slidably receiving 'a suitable card which it is desired to display.

After the application of this frame 2 to one face of the board 1, a coating of suitable plastic material as indicated at 6 is applied to the face of the board 1, outside; of the portion enclosed by the frame 2, and also to the frame so as to thoroughly unite the frame in the board for the purpose of inclicatingi a single structure in the finished form of the plaque. r

This composition is preferably a mixture of the following ingredie-nts:- I I 1 pound powdered Dover whiting. 2 ounces powdered white lead. 4. ounces'glycerine. 8 ounces liquid glue. l ounces tar liquid oil. 3 ounces shellac. s In preparing this composition, the lead, Dover whiting, and glue are first mixed together and thoroughly mixed, after which the other ingredients are added, and the entire mixture thoroughly agitated and mixed to provide the coating composition used by this invention, which must bekept in air tight containers when not in use, to prevent drying and deterioration of the composition.

white A coating of this plastic mixture of suitable thickness desirable for the purpose is applied to the surface of the plaque as above described and following which it is allowed to set for a predetermined time, and is then pounced with a brush in order to stipple the entire surface of the coating as illustrated at 7 in Fig. 4. This coating is then allowed to substantially dry, following which a suitable syringe or squirt gun is filled with a suitable quantity of this plastic material, which is then applied to the stippled surface of the first coat to form-embossed lettering designed, or other ornaments, on "the surface of the first coat of plastic material.

The characteristics of this plastic material is such that the lettering anddesigli'will' while a secondliquid coating'composition may be applied to the designs and lettering formed by the second'coat of the plastic composition of a different color than the first coat' inorder to contrast the letteringand the design from the ground color which will be formed by the first coat; 7

This will provide the finished display plaque which is adapted to removablyreceive cards carrying advertisingor other matter to be displayed'in the frame applied to the central'portion of the base; The stippled and col'ored'coating surrounding the frame will then serve to artistically display the card within the frame and thereby provide aconsiderably better and higher class advertising medium;

It should be clearly understood from the above description, that'a highly novel form of display'plaque of simple construction has been'providedtogether with the method of making the same, in which the plaques may bem'ade at a relatively small cost, with little 7 labor, and which will possess decorative qualitie's'for displaying an advertising card or the like in the mostefi'ective manner.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is V 1. A method of making a card holder, con sisting'of applying to a base board, a member to define a centralcard receiving section, covering the surface of said board and member with a thin layerof a plastic composition, stippling the surface of said plastic layer, permitting said stippled surface to partially dry,applying a second coating of pla'stic'm'a'terial over p'redetermined portions ofthe stippled coating to form embossed designs and characters of predetermined form, permitting :said plastic material to dry and applying finishing coatings to the surface of said plastic material to provide a finished display plaque.

2. Ameth'od of making a card 'holder, consisting-0f applying to a suitable board base,

a central holding'frame to define a card holding section, covering the surface of'said base and frame with a thin layer of a'plastic composition comprising Dover whiting, powdered white lead, jglycerin'e, liquidfglue, raw'linseed oil, and shellac in thoroughly in termixed condition, allowing said coating to partially dry, stippling the partially dried coating throughout its entire surface, then allowing said stippled coating to further dry, applying to the stippled coating a second coating 'ofsa'id plastic material overpredetermined portions of the stippl'ed coating to provide suitable embossedfcharacters and designs thereon, allowing said plastic coating'to' thoroughly dry, and finally applying suitable finishing composition to "the dried plastic surface to provide a finished display plaque.

display plaque, comprising a base board, an open frame applied to one side of the base board'to'provide cooperation with said base board, .a' card receiving member, and 'a' stippled plastic coatingapplied to the frame member and said base board for securing the frame member to the baseboard and sealing thejoint th'erebetween, saidp'la'stie coatinghaving suitable embossed char a'cter's' designed and formed thereon.

Intestimony whereof I afii'zc my signature.

'WIIJLIAM VAN'DIEST. 

